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Reaganomics Sucked Wealth Up, Did Not Trickle It Down

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Real News - By Paul Jay, Michael Hudson - Feb. 06 (News Analysis) - Michael Hudson on Reagan Centennial: Creating an economy for predators is not respect for a "free market"

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Can the US dollar remain the world's currency?

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - By Paul Jay, Jane D'Arista - Apr. 21 (Interview) - Welcome back to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Washington. And we're joined again by Jane D'Arista. She's an economist at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), in Amherst, Massachusetts. She also cofounded Committee of Economists for Financial Reform, Called SAFER. So thanks for joining us again. D'ARISTA: Thank you for having me. JAY: So we're talking about different possible solutions. So you've got another one. What is it? D'ARISTA: Well, an investment fund, global investment fund that would take the balance of payments surpluses of countries and put them into—give them securities for them, sell them securities, and invest the money back into developing countries.

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Haiti and the 'Devil's Curse'

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Real News - Jan. 23 (Special Report) - (Video)

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Obama's Shaky Ground on Torture

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - May. 01 (News Analysis) - Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, praises Obama for releasing four memos that laid out a detailed “manual” for abusing “war on terror” detainees, but says the President now has no real choice but to support prosecution for these openly acknowledged criminal acts.

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Crisis Worsens for Civilians in Gaza

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Real News - Jan. 14 (News Report) - (VIDEO) Sameh Habeeb, a photojournalist based in Gaza City, gives a first-hand report about the worsening humanitarian crisis, which includes shortages of water, food, gas and other fuels, amid fears that Israeli bombs will hit any vehicle that moves.

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Who and what is Hamas?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

therealnews.com - By Eric Margolis - Jan. 14 (Interview) - (video 9:27) Hamas is more of a threat to corrupt Arab regimes than to Israel

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Who killed the peace process?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Real News - Jan. 12 (News Analysis) - Jesse Rosenfeld: Anger at Israel and the PA in West Bank may pave the way for a 3rd intifada Pt.2/2

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The geopolitics of Georgia

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - Aug. 13 (Interview) - US attempts to get Georgia into NATO, coupled with its desire to erect an anti-missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech republic would give it first strike capability towards Russia. Moscow sees this as a national security threat against the sovereignty of Russia. Political economist F William Engdahl believes this is the geopolitical endgame being played out in Georgia.

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15,000 to be displaced by proposed Amazon dam

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - May. 22 (Special Report) - Amazon Indians and environmental activists rallied against proposed Amazon dam projects in the city of Altamira, Brazil on Tuesday. Environmentalists say these developments could displace 15,000 people and destroy traditional fishing grounds of Indians living nearby. As a result of economic growth in Brazil in recent years, the government is spending $296 billion to develop the hydroelectric projects.

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Candidates calls for change to economy rhetoric

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - By Paul Jay - May. 05 (Interview) - There is no real public discussion either in the media or by presidential candidates to make the changes necessary to democratize the economy. We have seen a general move to an increasingly regressive tax system in the past 30 or 40 years in the US and Europe. Public boards should make corporations and banks more accountable.

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Debt-fueled rat race drives economic crisis

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - By Leo Panitch - May. 04 (Special Report) - As the US Federal Reserve once again cut interest rates on Wednesday in the hopes of stanching the economic bleeding in the US, The Real News Network senior editor Paul Jay sat down with economist Leo Panitch to discuss the causes of--and solutions to--the current economic crisis. Panitch says that the increase in the standard of living since the Reagan era has largely been fueled by growing debt and longer working hours, and suggests that the solution is to democratize economic institutions.

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US truckers call for nation-wide shutdown

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - Apr. 30 (News Report) - A convoy of trucks rolled through Washington, DC, on Monday, as part of a protest to pressure Congress into acting on high gas prices. As gas around the US hit an average of $3.66 per gallon--a full 66 cents above the price this time last year--truckers called on the US government to take action.

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Lose-lose in Pennsylvania

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - By Matt Palevsky - Apr. 24 (Other) - "I think she's too pro-war in her heart of hearts."

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Is "clean coal" possible?

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Real News - Apr. 06 (News Report) - The "clean coal" debate and the climate change crisis

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No bomb in Iran

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:59:10 -0800

The Real News - By Paul Jay, Babak Yektafar - Dec. 07 (News Analysis) - Babak Yektafar on the NIE report that says no nuclear weapons in Iran.

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